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R. D. EDMUNDS. SUPPORTING DEVICE.

APPLICATIQN'FILED MAY 9. \911.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

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RALPH I). EDMUNDS, F L OMAX, ILLINOIS.

SUPPORTING DEVICE.

Application filed May 9, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH D. EDMUNDS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lomax, in the county of Henderson and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporting Devices,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in supporting devices andhas relation more particularly to a device of this general characterespecially designed and adapted for use in connection with pullingimplements preferably of the type employed for stretching wire, wirefences or the like; and it is an object of the invention to provide asupporting device of this general character having novel and improvedmeans whereby it may be readily and conveniently applied in operativeposition.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a novel and improveddevice including a. member with which a pulling implement is adapted tobe engaged together with means whereby the position of said member maybe varied in order to meet the different requirements of practice.

Furthermore it is an object of the invention to provide a device of thisgeneral character adapted to coact with a fixed or stationary member andincluding novel and improved means whereby the device is effectivelyheld against turning or swinging movement relative to said fixed orstationtageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a supportingdevice constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

Serial No. 167,554.

Fig. 2 is a view in top plan of the device as herein disclosed.

As herein embodied, my improved device comprises two members A and B andeach of said members consists of two elongated strips 1 of materialarranged in predetermined spaced relation and having rotatably supportedtherebetween a series of longitudinally spaced rollers 2. The inner orfree ends of the strips 1 of each of the members A and B are providedwith oppositely directed extensions 3 disposed on predeterminedcurvatures and which extensions 3 are adapted to engage with a post P orother fixed or stationary support.

The outer end portions of the strips 1 of each of the members A and Bare arranged in divergence, as indicated at A, and are pivotally engagedwith an end portion of the elongated bar 5 substantially perpendicularlyrelated to the members A and B.

After the extensions 3 have been properly engaged with a post P or thelike the chain 6 or other flexible connection anchored to the endportion of the bar 5 remote from the members A and B is suitably engagedwith a second post P or other fixed or stationary member, and whereby itwill be at once selfevident that the members A and B will be heldagainst swinging or turning movement about the post or other support Pwhen strain is imposed upon the members A and B.

Coacting with the rollers 2 is a cable 7 or other flexible member andthe free end portions of the cable 7 are adapted to be suitably securedto the post or other support. As herein embodied, the extensions 3. areprovided with suitable openings 8 through which the end portions of thecable are directed.

The intermediate portion of the cable 7 coacts with the pulley 9 carriedby a block 10 and which block 10 is provided with a swiveled hook member11 or its equivalent and which is adapted to be suitably engaged with astretcher of any ordinary or preferred type but preferably of a typeadapted to be employed in connection with wire fences.

It is thought to be self-evident that the position of the block 10 maybe vertically adjusted in accordance with the rollers 2 with which thecable 7 may coact. When the cable 7 is engaged with the outer rollers 2,as indicated by full lines in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings, theblock 10 is suitably positioned to stretch a fence of medium height. For a lower fence the cable 7 will be caused to engage only the innerroller 2 of the member B as indicated by dotted lines. For a higherfence the cable will engage the outer roller 2 of the member B and onlythe inner roller 2 of the member A. It will also be self-evident thatadditional vertical ad'- justments of the block 10-may be; effected bythe combinations afforded by the intermediate rollers 2 of the members AandB.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that asupporting device constructed in accordance with my invention is of anextremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obviousthat my invention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutmaterial departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for thisreason I do not wish to be understood as limitingmyself tothe precisearrangement and formation-of the several parts herein shown in carryingout my invention in practice, except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim;

1. A device of the character described comprising two elongated membersin divergent relation, longitudinally Spaced rollers carried by each ofthe members, a cable coacting with the rollers, and, an engaging membercoacting with the portion of the cable intermediate the members.

:2. A device of the character described comprising an elongated bar,elongated members pivotally engaged with said bar, longitudinally spacedrollers carried by each of the members, a cable coacting with saidrollers, an engaging member coacting with the portion of the cableintermediate the members, and an attaching member'carried by the bar.

3. A device of the character described comprising an elongatedbar,elongated members pivotally. engaged with said bar, longitudinallyspaced rollers carried by each of the members, a cable coacting withsaid rollers, an engaging member coacting with the portion of the cableintermediate the members, and an attaching member carried by the bar,the end portions of the members remote from the bar being provided withlateralextensions.

4. A device of the character described comprising an elongated bar,elongated members pivotally engaged with said bar, longitudinally spacedrollers carried by each of the members, a cable coacting with saidrollers, an engaging member coacting with the portion of the cableintermediate the members, and an attaching member carried by the bar,the portions of the members engaged with the bar being in divergence.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

RALPH D. EDMUNDS. l Witnesses B. L. BYLER, Bnssm L. EDMUNDs.

Copies of. this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, R0.

